Don’t Make Ralph Gilles Mad. SRT Viper TA is Punishingly Fast.

On second thought, make him mad more often, because when he’s annoyed, SRT makes things like the Viper TA, which, to summarize quickly, is like a regular Viper, only lighter, better, and orange.

Domestic sportscar fans who follow the Viper/Corvette leapfrog each year may have noticed a bit of Twitter frenzy after Motor Trend’s ZR1 vs Viper GTS test went solidly to the GM side. Gilles doesn’t like to see his beastie beaten, so he came back with the 2014 SRT Viper TA. The TA (That’s Time Attack, not Trans Am) is lighter, with a retuned suspension system and a lot of carbon fiber. Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman headed out to Laguna Seca Raceway with driver Randy Pobst to see if the baby-asprin-colored Viper could make Gilles’ headache go away. Did it? You’ll have to watch the video to find out.